Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball history
Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)
Samuel M. Thomas Assembly Center
Conference USA (CUSA)
Current head coach: Talvin Hester (2022-)
- Asst: Winston Hines (2022-)
- Asst: Aaron Smith (2022-)
- Asst: Darshawn McClellan (2022-)
- Asst: Tim McGraw (2022-)
- Asst: Kavin Gilder-Tilbury (2023-)
- DBO: Brooke Reed (2022-)
- Recruiting/Video: Austin Joyner (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (1985)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 4-5
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 10 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021)
- NIT Overall Record: 14-10
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2010)
- CBI Overall Record: 1-1
- Vegas 16 Appearances: 1 (2016)
- Vegas 16 Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 2 (1967, 1971)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 2-2
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1942, 1946, 1953, 1955)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 1-4
Conference Titles (SIAA, LIC, Gulf States, Southland, Sun Belt, WAC, Conference USA):
- Conference USA Regular Season Championships: 3 (2014, 2015, 2021)
- WAC Regular Season Championships: 1 (2013)
- Sun Belt Regular Season Championships: 2 (1992, 1999)
- American South Regular Season Championships: 2 (1988, 1990)
- Southland Regular Season Championships: 5 (1972, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1987)
- Gulf States (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 7 (1953, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971)
- LIC (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 4 (1942, 1946, 1947, 1948)
- SIAA (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 3 (1927, 1928, 1934)
- Conference USA Tournament Championships: 0
- Southland Tournament Championships: 3 (1984, 1985, 1987)
- American South Tournament Championships: 3 (1988, 1989, 1991)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Conference USA Player of the Year: 3 (last = Isaiah Crawford, 2024)
- Sun Belt Player of the Year: 2 (last = Gerrod Henderson, 2000)
- American South Player of the Year: 1 (Randy White, 1989)
- Southland Player of the Year: 3 (last = Karl Malone, 1983)
Louisiana Tech head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Talvin Hester | 2022-Pres | 37-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Konkol | 2015-22 | 153-75 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike White | 2011-15 | 101-40 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rupp | 2007-11 | 57-73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Richard | 1998-2007 | 150-117 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wooldridge | 1994-98 | 52-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Loyd | 1989-94 | 72-73 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Joe Eagles | 1985-89 | 87-40 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Russo | 1979-85 | 122-55 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J. D. Barnett | 1977-79 | 23-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmet Hendricks | 1974-77 | 40-37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotty Robertson | 1964-74 | 161-86 | 2 (3^) | 2^ | 0 |
| Cecil Crowley | 1940-42, 45-64 | 269-221 | 8^ | 4^ | – |
| Joe Aillet | 1944-45 | 5-12 | 0 | – | – |
| Herb Duggins | 1936-40 | 26-46 | 0 | – | – |
| Eddie McLane | 1934-36 | 26-12 | 0 | – | – |
| Hal Lee | 1931-34 | 24-19 | 1^ | – | – |
| Robert S. Wynn | 1926-31 | 61-55 | 2^ | – | – |
| R. C. Kenney | 1925-26 | 7-7 | 0 | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Louisiana Tech program was at either the NCAA Division II or NAIA level; LaTech moved up to Division I prior to the 1971-72 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.